Update time...the kit is going together flawlessly and pretty quickly too.
Starting with step 1, resin already playing a part.
A bit of white primer and some sanding off of cockpit details for the color PE.
Nicely detailed kit so far.
Resin fan blades look great - but will you see them in the finished model? Probably only with a flashlight if you really need to see it.
Perfect fit.
Here, too!
Cockpit looks good, but I have an issue with the 2D look of the PE. Once it's all wrapped up, I think it will look good.
Awesome detail.
The afterburner can section of the engine - a resin aftermarket part - looks great. I used a combo of Mr. Metal Color Stainless and Dark Iron, with Tamiya X-13 Metallic Blue and X-26 Clear Orange - on the White Tamiya Fine Surface Primer.
Same combo on the engine nozzle
This is the nozzle before the application of the X-26
And afterwards.
Here's how she sits tonight.
Landing gear parts.
Other parts and pieces.
I am going to have to use the kit ejection seat as the resin one does not fit...it's too wide. That's OK as the color PE has some nice add-ons for the seat.
Underside -
Intake -
And there you have it. And since I will be out-of-town on business beginning tomorrow for around 10-days, this is it for awhile.
To the loo!
